Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-23
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS.
GIeanings Of Trip Through the State
Business and Politics.

Gleanings of Trip Through the state
Business and Politics.
To he Editor Of the Register:
GRAFTON, W. VA, November - -
Having made tour of a few OF the ada
cent counties, and having day OF at this
railroad centre, take the liberty of Civ
ing the REGISTER readers some Of the
gleauings fmy travels. Leaving Grafton
at an uncertain hour in the morning, you
are kept in sight Of the Valley river, be-
tween rugged hills, until you reach Phil.
ippi, the county town OF Barbour, which
place YOU reach about noon, and with but
little delay you start for BelingtOn, at the
head OF railroad navigation aud tOrty-twO
miles from Grafton. The railroad from
Philippi 10 BelingtOn gees over country
that is certainly grand, gloomy and peCu-
liar. The scenery IS picturesque aud
can only be realized by being seen. The
very yarpiuts must have howled in their
isolation before Strait run and Laurel creek
were discovered by the daring railroad en-
gineerS. The Valley river IS now lost sight
of from Grafton to BelingtOn, and it's a.
rugged as rocks and falls and cliffs can
make il. Ii must be a veteran fish that
will tackle il for . swim. BelingtOn IS
dealing largely now in FUTURES and the reo-
pie OF that thriving village think they are
sure to realize. They may, but FUTURES are
dangerous things. From BeliugtOn You
have halliday drive TO the staid old town
of Beverly. where YOU will lind 4 railroad
meeting always in session at the Valley
House, with overflow meetings at iii
the stores, ShOe-ShOps, and drug stores
10 will be no trouble TO run railroad
through Randolph county, the steam is
already there and if the boilers bold out il
will be the:c Away.
Henry &. Davis and Stephen b. Elkius
have lett Beverly upon 4 tour of inspection
or rather on the hunt Of a way TO get
through that country or out Of it with the
DAVIS railroad. ~ which is now IN Tucker
and heading for Charleston. saw nO
need OF those gentlemen going to look out
a way. 1 met dozen men in Beverly he.
fore I had been there au hOur who knew
all about how TO come into the county, 20
through It, and out OF IT, without any
trouble whatever. TEe Beverly people all
liked Elkins They had even got 20 call
ing him steve They said he was a
good deal like Democrat in some re
spects.
The maneuyering of Davis and ElkinS
has set the b 4 .. people in motion aud
start for Charleston has been ordered from
Baltimore. and gOOu the engineers will GC
picking their way along the Buckhannon
river from Philippi to Buckhauuon. All
We have TO say Ia, May both men win. y
Wen take all the railroads we can get.
never saw politics budding so early in
NY life rs they ale in this part Of the
State. The late elections have 81. every
body % talking, but from Democrats its
but one way as to the Presidency No
body il thought of or talked OF hut Cleve-
land. The Republicans are paralyzsd at
the hold Grover has upon the people
even making iErOadS into their own ranks
by his conservatism, his honesty and his
fidelity to the public veal.
State and local politics are beginning TO
siz some, too. Different ones are spoken
Of for Governor in different localities
Among them Judges Brannon and Elem
ing, Senator Yaumeter, Hon. W. l.. vii
son, Judge Raymond. Judge John Bran
non would make splendid run in the
| interior. All those named are strongmen.
| Senator Yanmeter would be especially
strong with the agricultural people. A farm
er never having been Governor OF West
Virginia, that class would make a great
effort for the venerable South Branch
farmer.
The Second Congressional District is
/ full OF men who are desirous Of being pro-
NOTED. Should the nomination come west
| OF the mountain nearly every county will
! present her man. Morrow, Of Marion;
| Brown, of Preston; Scott, of Randolph,
Maxwell, of Tucker: Martin, of Taylor;
| Ice, of Barbour, with MOnOngahela to hear
| from. 1.-THE nomination should 90 to the
South Branch Valley Wood Daily will be
| the man. fit goes over the mountain,
| why there'n be no change, but our own
! Billy L. Wilson will knock the persim-
/ mons.
You may hear from me on local politics
as soon as "round up again.
INCOG.